From today's Herald, a heart rending story. The hideous stark reality of meth addicts and the true victims .... the kids! Herald article about meth users and children suffering. Photo credit: The Herald For almost 10 months, the five children were beaten, neglected, abused and starved until their teachers reported their black eyes [...]
When the lab detects a significant level of methamphetamine in samples taken in a rental property, surely it’s a simple process to vacate the tenant … right? Unfortunately, the answer is no! In some cases, the tenant refuses access to undertake further testing and refuses to vacate based on the composite test results. The next step is [...]
In October this year, the NZ Ministry of Health [MoH], released revised recommendations for post decontamination levels of methamphetamine in a property and differentiates between use and manufacture and carpet and no carpet. [Refer table A] In comparison the 2010 MoH guideline related to contamination caused by manufacture only however this level has been used [...]
Testing anything is meaningless unless you have an agreed standard. In the meth clean-up industry the Ministry of Health Guidelines for Remediation of Clandestine Meth Lab Sites have been in place since 2010. Territorial Authorities have used these as the basis for benchmarking acceptable levels of meth residues. This is regardless of whether the source of [...]
Interview date 27th October 2016. Miles Stratford is interviewed by Jack Tame on Breakfast Jack Tame, TVNZ: An investigation into Methamphetamine levels could mean that Housing New Zealand evicted some of its tenants unnecessarily. Every year thousands of homes test positive for traces of “P” and then millions of dollars is spent cleaning [...]
Who’s got the key? An important part of a Property Manager’s role is undertaking regular inspections to meet requirements of insurance cover, identify maintenance and repair needs as well as generally inspecting the property. So what happens during a property inspection? You arrive on site, the tenant lets you in and you complete your inspection. [...]
Meth Contamination Top Worry for Property Investors Friday, 14 October 2016, 3:25 pm Press Release: ANZ Property Investors 14 October 2016 Meth contamination top worry for property investors Methamphetamine contamination has been named as the biggest concern facing New Zealand’s residential property investors. In the 2016 ANZ Property Investment Survey, released today, 38% of investors [...]
We test properties all over NZ for meth contamination. We test a lot of properties and so we’ve decided to track the results over time. Each quarter MethSolutions will publish a MethMap of recent tests so you can see which areas are getting fewer positive results. Shona Lowden is our colleague who pulls together the [...]
When we heard that Dr Jackie Wright was visiting NZ for a forensic science conference, we got in touch and arranged a seminar for her to tell us about her work. Australian academic, Dr Jackie Wright wanted to speak to people who had the experience of living in a meth house. Dr Jackie wrote her [...]
Testing anything is meaningless unless you have an agreed standard. In the meth clean-up industry the Ministry of Health Guidelines for Remediation of Clandestine Meth Lab Sites have been in place since 2010. Territorial Authorities have used these as the basis for benchmarking acceptable levels of meth residues. Consequently, the industry that has evolved to [...]
